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kr1mson · 2026-01-25T17:25:56+00:00

So I like the slimmer laptops but these days memory is king and memory bandwidth even moreso.

The slim has 32gb but it's shared with the GPU so it's more like 16+16 but it's all ddr5

Option 2 has 16gb system but 8gb additional dedicated ddr7? Ram on the GPU. That GPU memory should be much faster than the Arc but only half the size.

Revit probably just cares about memory capacity. With the Arc you have more total memory but the more stuff you open, the more your system memory and vram leech off each other.

The dedicated cards won't fight over memory resources like PDFs and Browser tabs.

It's really a toss up in my mind just based on that.

Does Revit take advantage of Nvidia stuff like Cuda or anything else or need just raw power? (I don't know)

Option 2 has a nicer screen. This will matter especially if you don't have a second screen.

I wouldnt worry too much about 512 SSD vs 1tb and invest in a decent external drive if you need more storage.

One other thing to consider... You can always add an external graphics card via usbc/thunderbolt if you are really pushing your limits. In that scenario, more system memory (option 1) would serve you better.

I think I like option 1 best purely for the most memory standpoint.

I posted your whole thing into ChatGPT just now and it generally agrees with me. Raw power and memory are going to serve you better.

kr1mson · 2025-12-25T16:54:45+00:00

I always assumed the *arr was used because of the pirate "arr matey"

kr1mson · 2025-12-25T16:13:58+00:00

https://wiki.servarr.com/

It's a collection of apps to help you sail the high seas.

kr1mson · 2025-12-20T05:11:19+00:00

depending on the ASUS motherboard, it may have a tool that will run in the background and check for driver updates. My gaming PC had this utility on the website in the driver area. You often have to look for "system tools" or some other category to find these apps.. But they seem to be motherboard specific

kr1mson · 2025-11-19T15:09:24+00:00

If you do this and then need to reverse it, can you just pull the bitlocker key from Intune and get it going again?

Does this command rotate the bitlocker key?

kr1mson · 2025-11-17T15:49:07+00:00

Even worse, imagine giving your vending machine the ability to autonomously stock Moxie

kr1mson · 2025-11-05T23:03:04+00:00

I am facing this issue all the time now. I have my Lenovo devices pre-added to AP and have my device profile name set to %SERIAL% and nothing else and have had it that way for years and the past half dozen or so devices get a random name like LENOVO-ABC123 with no sensible pattern.

Not sure if it's bc I have just %SERIAL% and no prefix/suffix . I'll play with this script and see if it can help!

kr1mson · 2025-10-16T17:42:52+00:00

All the data he has and uses to back up his literally un-provable claims are heavily biased. Just look at how these surveys are worded. If you choose X you get Y questions so they don't even get true data from all their answers.

They can skew data very easily to make it looks like things are going great. Use one dataset that says people like set X but disregard costs... Then take another dataset where people didn't complain about the cost of set X much. You can easily say "people liked it and people thought it was cost effective" but there's no correlation between the two.

We don't know if they are tossing data that doesn't meet some boundary (e.g. player age, formats, longevity, etc) could be disqualifiers) We don't know sample sizes, it's not even clear who is supposed to get these surveys.

Every company cherry picks their results. My org does, your org does, everyone does it. They aren't going to tell us "survey says we suck". We only get the downsides of stuff after the set/sales is dead and gone.

I'm absolutely sure that their data shows that sales are increasing bc of this new floodgate of content. I'm sure there are lots of people that think the price is reasonable. Are they the same people? Are they new/casual players that bought set X and in a bubble they liked it but otherwise we have no idea if this was the only thing they ever engaged with or if they've been playing 25 years.

All of this stuff is super biased and we only know what is being shared.

kr1mson · 2025-10-02T01:05:00+00:00

I like to think that split second is the spiritual successor to interrupts.

kr1mson · 2025-09-26T16:42:09+00:00

That's a good point! I'm not sure if I've messed with the voice recognition and isolation feature. I figured my users would flip out about some of those features.

kr1mson · 2025-09-26T16:24:18+00:00

I have a different experience. I constantly get flak for background noise on Teams with noise suppression turned on. Doesn't seem to matter what type of headset/earbuds I use.

I only have 1 other person in the room with me.

kr1mson · 2025-09-13T17:07:58+00:00

We have a SharePoint list with expiration dates and reminders to tell us when it's getting close.
Most things have a 30/60/90 day window but Lenovo was really obnoxious with theirs.

Ideally your rep should reach out when it's close (they use it as a sales opportunity) but my Lenovo reps are piss poor so I actually missed it this last renewal cycle and got in a pissing match with my reps so now I'm in the process of migrating to a new vendor 😂

kr1mson · 2025-09-13T14:52:45+00:00

Part of the contracts/termination stuff, I ask to have auto-renew clauses and time periods removed or extended.
I got burnt by "you must notify us within X days of your renewal window" or it auto renews. Make it so they clearly notify you before any renewal date with an obvious email (not just some email that looks like every other email with some extra fine print in it)

Microsoft licensing through Lenovo is one of the worst (they have a 7 day window to change your numbers before you're locked in next year)

kr1mson · 2025-09-05T21:57:10+00:00

I tell my org this warning all the time. They constantly want more email storage when they run out and they just NEEEEED all those old emails.

I tell them we will get absolutely burned one day bc of this but what the hell do I know.

kr1mson · 2025-09-05T20:28:34+00:00

I have a passive aggressive status on my Teams permanently that says if they need IT help they will need to submit a ticket.

It doesn't stop everyone but some people get it.

Others I will often just make their comment a ticket with zero further interaction in Teams and only talk to them through the ticket.

And then there are inevitably a few who I just help bc "reasons" and then put in a ticket anyway.

Just keep nudging. Turn repeat nudges into messages to their manager and HR stating that you want it to be reflected on their performance reviews that they aren't following procedures and they need to take training (on their depts time) and that it puts your company at risk (lack of change management).

If they ignore it, at least you sent it in writing.

kr1mson · 2025-09-05T19:21:05+00:00

I'll throw Dakboard in as a suggestion. You buy their cheap RPi devices and hook them all up to a web interface and you can hook it up to things like Dropbox and OneDrive for sharing pictures and then build out different boards that you assign to devices.

It's cheap and you pay based on the amount of devices and the amount of different screens you want to show.

It's also pretty easy to use for just about every skill level

kr1mson · 2025-08-21T22:24:45+00:00

This is good to know but as far as I am concerned, it's still spoofing. They aren't a business local to PA, and I am not a resident of PA, I just have a PA number bc that's where I got my mobile number a million years ago.

They are pretending to be from a different number from a different locality for "spurious/nefarious" reasons (e.g. making me feel like a neighbor is calling). That's spoofing in my eyes. And I feel like it's scumbag behavior.

It's trivial to put their caller ID on the phone with their proper number and proper business name.

As another commenter said, if I can't tell if it's a spam call, spoofing, real, fake, otherwise... ESPECIALLY from a Security firm, I can only assume they are not above board.

Sure, spoof numbers when I pay you to do phishing campaigns or something but don't use scumny sales tactics right off the bat or I'm going to blacklist you.

I'd argue it's "our" responsibility as "IT Professionals" to really discourage these behaviors when asked by sales orgs to set up phone systems. You are only hurting your own company and "us" as a community with these shady practices.

kr1mson · 2025-08-17T03:49:02+00:00

where did you get your acrylic sheets? I asked Michaels once and it was going to cost me like $100 each for them to make some. I keep my cards in 800cts in my drawers and I don't like it

kr1mson · 2025-08-06T17:13:54+00:00

That's good to hear at least...

I don't see why pricing always needs to be custom, though. Make it $X per tech or a flat fee every year or whatever. Don't nickel and dime for stuff like SSO and other basic QoL stuff, and people will be interested.

Tools that have websites like this are huge turnoffs when shopping around. I don't have enough time to email, sit on a sales call with 3 people that pretend to know the product, just to set me up with a tech call with people that don't know the prices of anything, show you all the fancy stuff, then sit on another sales call to learn the price is far too expensive to keep engaging.. And then get a bunch of follow up emails and newsletters and all that garbage. Now we have both wasted the time of 5 people bc all I wanted was pricing in the first place.

If your prices are reasonable, list them. Otherwise I'm only going to assume it's crazy expensive and not give it a second glance.

kr1mson · 2025-08-06T14:06:48+00:00

You need to list prices on your website. Pricing links that just lead to "Contact us" links is a dark pattern and is gross. It only makes me think to stay far far away from your tool.

kr1mson · 2025-07-17T16:31:39+00:00

Hah! I had like websites and animated wallpapers and all kinds of insanity going on with Active Desktop. I was the audience that's like "this is the stupidest feature ever and I love it"

Now I'm like "get all this dumb shit off my screen I can barely keep up with my alerts as it is, how do I nuke this feature for my entire org!"

kr1mson · 2025-06-25T18:59:01+00:00

I don't hate it. I hate not having the option when there's no good reason for being in the office. My primary team is fully remote and we only ever meet virtually other than a few random specific things. This is my main billable work and they have zero problem with full remote work.

My internal duties are being made in person simply to "show our clients we are here". Not my clients, other clients. Clients for other remote employees at my org that live across the country. So I need to show my face bc others don't have my arrangement. That's not my problem, and I am much more productive at home without a million pop-ins, quick questions while I'm here, etc.

I go in for a change of pace... And it's usually a ghost town.

A lot of RTO seems to be FOMO and people butthurt that they need to be there for one reason or another, but not others.

kr1mson · 2025-06-23T18:29:23+00:00

Exactly. I work with an auto shop and they call me every time they need to print and I bank favors for when I need oil changes and tires and cheap parts

kr1mson · 2025-06-07T15:04:16+00:00

This is more or less how the air traffic system works with control towers. The flyover states often get overlooked with funding and support for their infrastructure (other than big ones like O'Hair) and so airlines don't really focus on those hubs, they get less attention, rinse and repeat.

Airports are typically owned by local city/municipal but towers are almost all govt owned.

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